The debut full-length from The Most Serene Republic, Underwater Cinematographer brims and bristles with exuberant energy, barely contained by the very disc it is burned upon. These six youths from the suburbs of the suburbs of Toronto are the embodiment of a group of talented musicians and songwriters and producers, ready, willing and able to try and do anything and everything at any time. They are the first signing to Arts & Crafts without a member of Broken Social Scene involved in the project, so you know they are something special. Underwater Cinematographer shows enormous promise with its hodge-podge of musical styles that zip back and forth, twisting and turning within each song. These kids wear their influences on their sleeves, but hey, there are six of them. A lot sleeves covered from Bright Eyes and other Saddle Creek bands, to early Flaming Lips, Built to Spill and Modest Mouse. Arts & Crafts. 2005.